Monthly Archives: July 2011
Bad year for LatAm journalists, not that the US media care
The InterAmerican Press Association joined with just about every other journalism group looking at global press freedom issues to declare that things are getting worse in Latin America. (IAPA calls this ‘tragic year for journalism,’ urges President Correa to respect … Continue reading
Filed under Central America, Press Freedom, South America
China’s Ministry of Truth banned terms — not all bad.
At first glance the latest pronouncements from China’s “Ministry of Truth” (Directives from the Ministry of Truth: Xinhua News Banned Terms) seem reasonable. Terms prohibited for people with disabilities include “lame,” “cyclops,” “a blind,” “a deaf,” “idiot,” “fool,” “retarded,” and other … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, China
Cuban flipping and flopping
I love it when a state-run news agency gets new marching orders. Official Cuban Newspaper Complains About Transparency Seems Raul Castro told a recent Party congress that ‘all information should be put on the table along with the reasons for each … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Cuba, Press Freedom
Chinese censorship distorts reality
Thank you Freedom House. The human rights organization posted a study by China Media Bulletin that showed how pervasive the censorship in China really is. (And along the way, showed how much Yahoo bends to the will of the state censors.) … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, China, Press Freedom
Bureaucrats don’t make the point well. Journalists fail to find the connection
The Cable over at ForeignPolicy.com has a nice little piece about the new Deputy Secretary of State for Management making the point that foreign aid is a vital part of U.S. national security. (Nides: Foreign aid funding is a matter … Continue reading
Filed under Connections
